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THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



[August 1, 1920. 



THE MARKET FOR RUBBER SCRAP. 



NEW YORK. 



THERE has been practically no business in the rubber scrap 

 market during the past month. With the exception of a 

 few sales of tires, and an occasional inquiry for boots and shoes, 

 the market has been dead. 



The present weakness is primarily due to the low price of crude 

 rubber and the general lack of rubber manufacturers' interest in 

 raw material at this time. There is no apparent reason to look 

 for improvement until fall, when the rubber mills are expected 

 to resume operations on full time. 



The following: prices arc unchanged since a month ago, and 

 are nominal quotations : 



QUOTATIONS FOR CARLOAD LOTS DELIVERED. 



JL-LV 26, 19211. 

 Prices subject to change without notice. 

 BOOTS AND SHOES: 



Arctic tops lb. $0.01 @ 



Boots and shoes lb. .07 @ 



Trimmed arctics lb. .05)4 @ 



Untrimmed arctics tb. .04)4 @ 



HABD RUBBER: 



B«ttery jars, blaclt compound lb. .01 @ 



No. 1, bright fracture lb. .23 @ 



mNEK TUBES: 



No. 1 lb. .IS'A@ 



Compounded lb. .09K@ 



Red lb. .08 @ 



MECHANICALS : 



Black scrap, mixed. No. 1 lb. .03J4@ 



No. 2 lb. .0254® 



Car springs lb. .03^2® 



Heels lb. .03 © 



Horse-shoe pads lb. .03 @ 



Hose, air brake lb. .OS-^® 



fire, cotton lined lb. .01J4@ 



garden lb. .01J^@ 



Insulated wire stripping, free from fiber lb. .03J4@ 



Matting /*. .01 '4 @ 



Red packing lb. .05J4@ 



Red scrap, No. 1 lb. .09 @ 



No. 2 tb. .06H® 



White scrap No. 2 lb. .08 @ 



No. 1 lb. .10 @ 



TIEES: 

 PNEUMATIC — 



Auto peelings . lb. 04:4® 



Bicycle lb. .02Ji@ 



Standaid wiite auto (6. .OAVt® 



Standaid luto lb. .03 @ 



Stripped, ungmranteed lb. ,02!4@ 



White. G & G, M & W and U S lb. .QWi® 

 SOLID- 



Carriage lb. -04 @ 



Irony '»• -01 @ 



T^ck lb- .ozY,m 



.03/, 

 .03 V5 



■ OWi 

 .01 X 

 .DIM 

 .04 



.0154 



.03;/4 



.02J^ 

 .05 



.0454 

 .03M 



THE MARKET FOR COTTON AND OTHER FABRICS. 

 NEW YORK. 



AMERILAX Cotton. New crop conditions continued to im- 

 prove during the past month and the quotations for spot 

 middling uplands steadily advanced from 38.75 cents on July 1 

 to 43.75 on July 24. Few sales were recorded, and the general 

 market condition was quiet and steady with iirm prices. 



Sea Island Cotton. Holders of Sea Island cotton are aware 

 of their strong position and believe that average extra choice is 

 worth about $1.25. The small supply and high price of Sea 

 Islands practically eliminates this material from the tire fabric 

 situation. 



Arizona Cotton. There has been no change in the market 

 conditions of a month ago. Practically all the crop has been sold 

 and the few bales remaining are worth about $1.20 for average 

 extra. 



Egyptian Cotton. The Egyptian market has shown some 

 strength lately which does not seem warranted in view of the 

 excellent new crop prospects. Cable advices state that this old 

 crop is being manipulated by bull interests, and the demand is 

 better than it has been for the last two months. High grade 



Sakel is quoted about $1.20; medium lo low grades, $1.10 prompt 

 shipment ; medium grades of uppers can be bought around 70 

 cents. 



Ducks and Drills. The market has been listless, the firmness 

 of the cotton market acting as a brake on price declines of cotton 

 goods. 



Raincoat Fabrics. Conditions in the raincoat fabric trade 

 are practically the same as last month. There is little or no 

 buying and prices have not changed. 



Sheeting. The market is very quiet with little or no buying 

 of sheetings that are rather weak with many soft spots. The 

 mills have caught up on orders and are anxious for business but 

 the trade is not showing a disposition to buy. Improved business 

 is not looked for until October 1. 



Tire Fabrics. The demand for tire fabrics that has overtaxed 

 the mills for many months has been .somewhat relieved by the 

 general slowing down of the tire manufacturing industry. Cord 

 fabrics are in greater demand than building fabrics, due to the 

 steady increase in cord tire manufacture. In fact, many mills 

 are disposing of their heavy stocks of 17'4-ounce building 

 fabric. Prices are slightly lower than last month and quota- 

 tions are largely nominal. 



NEW YORK QUOTATIONS. 



Prices subject to change without notice. 



ASBESTOS CLOTH; 



Brake lining, 2'A lbs. aq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. $1.00 @ 



ZM Ibi. iq. yd., brass or copper inser- 

 tion lb. 110 @ 



BURLAPS: 



32 — 7-ounce 100 yards (^ 



32 — 8-Dunce (a> 



40— 7K-ounce S.50 (g> 



40 — 8-ounce 8.75 @ 



40— 10-ounce 11.00 @ 



40 — lOK-ounce 11.50 @ 



45— 7J4-cunce 11.50 @ 



45— 8-ounce 1150 @ 



48— lO-cunce @ 



DRILLS: 



38-inch 2.0O-yard yard .425^@ 



40inch 2.47-yard 36'/i@ 



52-inch 1.90yard 52.5^ O 



52-inch 1.95-yard 51j|@ 



60-inch 1.52-yBrd 65H@ 



DUCK: 



CARRIAGE CLOTH : 



38-inch 2.0O-yard enameling duck yard .42 5^© 



38-iDch 1.74-y»rd 4SK@ 



72-inch 16.66-ounce 1.20 (» 



72-inch 17.21-ounce 1.24 @ 



MECHANICAL: 



Hose pound .78 O 



Belting 78 @ 



HOLLANDS, 40-INCH: 



Acme yatd @ 



Endurance @ 



Penn @ 



OSNABURGS: 



40-inch 2.3S-yard yard @ 



40-inch 2.4B-yard @ 



37;^-inch 2.42-yard @ 



RAINCOAT FABRICS: 

 COTTON : 



Bombazine 64 x 60 yard .30 <a 



60x48 27 @ 



Cashmeres, cotton and wool, 36-inch, tan 1.00 @ 



Twills 64 X 72 46 (3 



64 X 102 48 @ 



Twill, mercerized. 36inch, blue and black 57H@ 



tan and olive 55 @ 



Tweed 80 @ 



printed 27'/2@ 



Plaids 60 x 48 28 @ 



56 X 44 27 @ 



Repp « m 



Prints 60 X 48 29 @ 



64 X 60 32 @ 



IMPORTED WOOLEN FABRICS SPECIALLY PREPARED 

 FOR RUBBERIZING — PLAIN AND FANCIES : 



63-inch, 3'A to 7J4 ounces yard 1.45 @ 



36-inch, 2)4 to 5 ounces 85 @ 



